Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A regular polygon is a shape with equal sides and angles. Because of this, we can write the following equation to set two sides equal to each other:
Solving, we will get a in terms of b:
Now we can substitute a for (b+3) into our equation:
Therefore, the length of each side of this polygon is 
.
Since the perimeter of the polygon consists of all five sides, the perimeter is:
This kind of problems requires to add the working velocities. The total velocity is the sum of the individual velocities.
Anita's velocity = 1 pool/8 hours
Chao's velocity = 1 pool/6 hours
Combined velocity 1/8 + 1/6 = (3 + 4)/24 = 7/24 pool/hour
Time = 1 pool / (7/24) pool/hour = 24/7 hour =3.43 hours
Answer:
number, variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables
Simon is 13 years old
Let x be Simon's age
Thus 4 years ago his age was (x - 4) and 2 years from now his age is (x + 2)
Hence 5(x - 4) = 3(x + 2)
distributing both sides gives
5x-20 = 3x + 6
subtract 3x from both sides of the equation
5x - 3x - 20 = 6
2x - 20 = 6
add 20 to both sides
2x = 6 + 20 = 26
divide both sides by 2
x = 
= 13
Simon is 13 years old
